Pasteboard box



April 18,1933. 1,904,125

G. DANNUNZIO PASTEBOARD. BOX

Filed Jan. 3o, 1932 INVENTOR `yearge 'Arm any@ BY` v ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 18, 1933 UNITED STATES PAT vNT OFFICE GEORGE DANNUNZIO, oF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, AssIGNoR To SHOPOWENS, Y TNC., 0E RoRoREN, NEWJERSEY, A CORPORATION or NEW JERsEYv,

` PASTEBOARD :Box

Application filed January 30, 1932. Serial No. 589,825.

This invention relates to the manufacture of boxes from pasteboard and the like, the box being of that type employed for holding cigars. The invention consists in a novel and useful box construction and aims at providing a novel distribution of strength to best withstand the particular strains to which such boxes are subjected providing adequate strength where required and avoiding waste of material at other points. Broadly speaking, my object is to produce a strong, serviceable, and attractive box at a minimum of cost and withoutsacrificing, in Aany particular, strength, durability, or appearance. lVhen cigar boxes are packed, the cigars are first Y placed loosely therein and then crowded down under heavy pressure.` This pressure tends to flatten and bulge all the cigars laterally,

Vand this applies the greatest strain upon the end walls of the-box, with little or no strain upon the front and rear walls thereof.`y Accordingly I construct the end walls of sufficient thickness to eifectively withstand the aforesaid pressure without bulging. Added strength is also applied to the bottom of the box to prevent bulging after the usual cover has beenclosed down to hold the compressed cigars in place. The front and rearwalls, which take little or no strain, l make of substantially less thickness and I thereby avoid a needless waste of material and save in cost ofl production and transportation. Again, by, my improvements the work of making and putting together the constituent parts of the box is greatly simplied and speeded up, adding further to economy of production. Again, by reason of my improved construction,the edges of the finished 'box,`instead of being more or less rounded in the manner characteristic of many pasteboard boxes, are sharply defined, thereby simulating closely in appearance the edges of a relatively costly wooden cigar box.' These and 'other advantages will be apparent to the mechanic skilled in this art from a reading of the following description and an examination of the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. l is a perspective View of the. finishedl box with its outside paper wrapper;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a pasteboard blank;

Fig. 3 is a planfview of another blank;

Fig. 4 is a` perspective view,v of a detail on y construction; 1 Y y 4 -f Fig. 5 is a plan View relatively enlarged of a box body, minus the outside paper wrapper;

Fig. 6 is a cross sectionV on the line6-6 of v Fig;` Fig. 7 is a cross section on the line 7-.7 of Fig.5;

Fig. 8 is a perspective View of one end of 6o the box body shown in Fig. 5V. y 'The body ofthe box is formed primarily of twopasteboard blanks. One of lthese blanks is of cruciform Youtline andhas four flaps which form, when foldedup, the front, rear, and end walls of the box body. The other blank is of rectangular outline and has only ,two flaps, the same being located at the opposite ends thereof, and4 which, when folded up, cooperate with the' bottom and theendflaps of the first mentioned blank to substantiallyreinforcethe same. l represents the central portion or body of the first mentioned blank. This portion l is forthe bottom ofthe box body. 2--2 represents end flaps on the body 1 which, when turned up, form the inside end walls of said box body. 3 4 represents side flaps on the body l which, when turned up, form the front and rear walls of said box body. When all of these flaps are turned up into place to form said box body, they may be held 'in that position'by the well known strong fabric corner stays, but preferablythey are held by means of av rectangular strip 5 of strong pasteboard which extends horizontally around the folded up flaps so asfto firmlyv secure themA after the manner of a strap. This strip 5 is preferably of av widthrcor- 'responding closely t0 the height of the flaps so that said strip itself will aid in reinforcing the front, rear, and end' walls of the box body. Therectangular blank is also formed of pasteboard preferably of a l little less thickness than the first mentioned blank, but, nevertheless, sufficiently` thick so as to contribute substantially to the strength of the parts with which it istofbe associated.

The body of this second blank is indicated at 6,'while 7-,7 represents two flaps at the opposite ends of said body. By preference the width of the second blank, when it is to be located on the outside of the first blank, corresponds closely to the overall width of the box, and the height of the flaps 7-7 when turned up may be slightlygreater than the height of the end flaps 2-2 of the first mentioned blank. Thus, with the second blank on the outside of the first blank, the upper edgesV of the flaps 7-7 will stand slightly above the upper edges of the end flaps 2-2. In that particular form of box body shown herein, when the box cover (later described) is closed, it will rest upon the ledges formed by the upper` edges of the flaps 2-2 and between the upper edges of the Vflaps 7 7. Suitable adhesive material may bev applied between all of the surfaces of the aforesaid 4elements of the box body to bind them firmly together to stiffen the walls formed thereby. When the box body is thus formed, it is customary to apply a final finishing wrapper, ordinarily of thin ornamental paper, to the exterior surfaces so as to give thereto the desired appearance. It is also customary to apply a suitable thin lining paper to the interior walls of the box body to finish the same. 8 represents arectangular blank of pasteboard which is to constitute the box cover. This cover may be hinged at 9 by the usual fabric hinge strips, or otherwise, to the rear edge of the box body. The blank 8 may, ofcourse, have the usual paper covering to hide the hinge strips and to give the desired appearance. Since, in itspreferred form, the second blank with its two end iaps corresponds substantially in width to the overall width of the box (meaning the fore and aft dimension of the same), and since it is made of pasteboard of substantial thickness, it is apparent that when this blank is died out its Vedges will be sharp and firm so that when the box body is assembled and covered with said external wrapper, the lower front and rear edges, the upper end edges, and all four corners of the finished box will present sharp and well defined edges simulating closely the edges and corners of a relatively costly wooden box. By the term pasteboard I mean to include, of course, similar manufactured material, as distinguished from natural wood.

It .will be noted by reference to Fig. 2 that the blank is scored inwardly slightly on the folding lines of the end flaps 22, so that when all four flaps are turned up the end flaps will bear squarely against the ends of the front and rear aps Ll-,-4, as shown in Fig. 5, so as toproduce four sharp corners, around which the strap 5 will firmly and securely fit.

IV wish to have it understood that I have shown and described my invention in its preferred form only, being aware thatfsome changes and modifications may be` made without departing from the spirit thereof or from the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A cigar box formed of two pasteboard blanks, one blank having two side flaps and two end flaps, all four flaps when folded up forming the sides and ends of the box body, means for holding said flaps in said folded up position, the other blank being located on the outside of said body and covering the bottom and ends only and cooperating therewith to increase the relative strength of said parts of the finished box, the second mentioned blank and its end flaps being of a width corresponding substantially to the overall width of the box body, Athe edges of said secondblank forming all four corners, the front and rear lower edges, and the upper end edges, of said box Y body, and a thin wrapper covering for the corners and'edges of said box; 2. A cigar box comprising a pasteboard blank having two end flapsfand two side flaps, all fourv of which when folded up forming the bottom, ends, and sides of the box body, means to secure said flaps in' said folded up position, a second pasteboard blank having flaps Yat its opposite ends only and cooperating with corresponding parts of the rst blank to increase the relative strength of the bottom and ends of said'box body, the width of said second blank corresponding substantially to thel overall width of the box body,

the height of the flaps on the second blank being slightly in excess of the height of the end flaps on the first mentioned blank with a thin paper wrapper for the edges and corners ofsaid box body, and, with a cover hinged atits rear edge to the upper edge of the rear wall of said box body, 'saidl cover being of a length andy width to rest upon the upper edges of the end'flaps and the front flap of the first mentioned blank and between the extreme upper edges of the end flaps ofthe secondl mentioned blank when said cover is closed.

3. A cigar box comprising a pasteboard blank having two end flaps and two side flaps, all four of which when vfolded up forming the bottom, ends, and sides of said box body, means to secure said flaps in said folded up position, said means comprising a pasteboard strap of a width Ysubstantially equalto the height of said flaps and secured to and extending horizontally around the sides and ends of said body, a second pasteboard blank having flaps kat its` opposite ends only and cooperating with corresponding parts of the rstv blank to increase the relative strength of thebottom andends only of said box body, the width of said second blank corresponding substantially tothe overall4 width of the box body, the height of the flaps on the second blank being slightly in excess` of` the height rof-the end iiaps on the first mentioned. blank,

with a thin paper Wrapper for the outside of said box body and with a cover hinged at its rear edge to the upper edge of the rear wall of said box body, said cover being of a length and width to rest upon the upper edges of the end flaps and the front flap of the first mentioned blank and between the upper edges of the end flaps of the second mentioned blank when said cover is closed.

4. A cigar box comprising two pasteboard blanks, one being of oruoiform outline to provide two side fiaps and two end flaps, all four flaps when folded up meeting at their adjacent edges to form the main box body,

and a strap extending around said folded up aps to hold the same in folded up position, said strap forming the top edges of the front and rear ofthe box, the other blank having two end flaps, said blank being of the width of the finished box and overstanding, when its flaps are folded up, the bottom of the box body and also those parts of the strap that overlie the end fia-ps of .said first mentioned blank, ysaid second blank vforming all four corners of said box and the front and rear lower edges thereof'.

GEORGE DANNUNZIO. 

